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I was talking with a nice gal at Jefferson trip. For a lot of these boaters, it was their cle around the big part of Lake St. Clair
you are really missing out on some of our
Beach Marina on the St. Clair Shores' first time in the St. Clair Flats area (the most beautiful "boating" areas.

Nautical Mile who took a group of boat- area with all the green islands on the map). If you are one of these boaters
who plays it safe, let's start with a simple
ers up to the North Channel for a weekend She said they were afraid of water depth deep water trip to get you started. This
one route will open up a whole new world
It is easy to follow the markers issues, and I guess, just and you'll feel like you're "up north", and
you'll see the bluest Caribbean colored
into the North Channel... the unknown of the "north water.

a wide channel for big yachts! end" of Lake St. Clair. What's on the North Channel?
Restaurants, boat clubs, bea-u-tiful homes,
But, there are some shallower If you just travel a cir- swans & herons, 5 foot long sturgeon
areas under 2-3' deep jumping out of the water, lots of inter-
"outside the markers." Youf'rlol mseea these two towers Boating on esting other boats cruising thru the Great
long way out CthheanNnoerlthis Lakes, and it ends at the St. Clair River
Photo of the ygoouarl tnheiws which leads you to Lake Huron where you
Clinton River Entrance can pass some huge freighters up close!
year!

If you appreciate the few "visual landmark

Strawberry photos shown here", I now offer a 17" X

Island Photo of the Grassy Island 20" two sided map
About a Mile Out - Stay inside the with 80+ photos of
"landmarks along
big red & green markers the shore" so you

can find some new

places to go just a

short ride away...

The marked waterway leading into the North Channel is See page 44 for
usually very busy with boat traffic... just watch for all the other more details.

boats traveling that direction to help you find the channel.

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